Animal-chase.



'PATENTEDMAR. 27, 1906 W. M. ELDER & 0. W. TURNER,

ANIMAL CHASE. Ai rmou lon FILED JULY 1a, 1905.

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APPLIOATH JN FILED JULY 16, 1905.

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Toy all whom it may concern:

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WILLIS M. ELDER m; CLARENCE W. TURNER, F WA VERL Y; TENN SSEE.

1 ANIMAL-CHASE.

Be it knownthat'we, WILLIS-M. ELDER --and CLARENonW. TURNER, citizens of the United States, residing at Waverl in the county of 'l Iumphrey's and State 0 lTenness see, have IIIVBIliJBd'IlGW and useful Im rovements in Aiiiin'aLChases, of which the ollowing is a'specification.

' Our inventionyhas relation to a certain new and novel structure-whereby .a fox or other j animal chase may be simulated; andit consists, essentially, of a'peculiarlyeconstructed runway inlwhi ch are arranged certain devices adapted'to check or restrain the ani-.

mals coursing therethrough.

' The. invention further consists of the gel i-v eral arrangement andcombination of the sev-.-

eral part s',--as will. be. hereinafter fully described in this specification and briefly stated in the claims. I. The prime object of the invention is to pro- 'vide an amusing and harmless s ort for the enjoymentof the public, one in W 'ch the element offcruelty to the coursing animals is entirely-eliminated; I

n the drawin s,--'Figlure lis a top, plan view of a structure a apte for our ammal-chase;

Fig. '2, an inner side elevation showin the ar rangement of the runways; ,Fig. 3-, a on tu-.

inal' horizontal sectionofa portion 0 the "runways and the entrance thereto, showing way; and Fig. '5, a detail ofone of the runthe gates to the entrance-inclosure; Fig.4, a vertical. transverse section of the helica run- -ways,'showing one of the checking or restrain v 111I0d size and shape, as-our animal-chase 1s ,gates; I I n theseveral views the letter A mdicates a suitable inclosure which may be of any-rei esignedfor the coursingof all classes'of animals'from the. smallest to the greatest.

' j'l-he numerals -1 and 2 indicate, respectivel. the outer and inner walls of the 111010:-

sure etween which the runway d is arranged;

' ln'the' i 'eseht instancei the structure is circular in ori'n, and theouter wall is made solid to prevent the coursing exhibition from being witnessed b persons on the outside of the ins closure. T e inner wall is composed of a suitable. grating. or wire-netting e, 1n o'r'der,

' that, the progress of the chase may be readily observed sure l, I II The runway d is constructed in h'ehcal Specification of Letters Patent. Application sham, 15,1905. Serial r 269.821.; I I

. anima those on the inside of 'the incloform, and its lower and upper terminalsare iatented micaa'z, I I

connected together by a covered runway- 7, as

shown in -ljig. 2. Arranged at the lower end of the runway 7 is a gate 4, throu h-whic'h the animals to be'coursed maysenten om a starting-inclosure 3, formed by the gates5 and-6. These gates 5 and may be of'any' desired de-' sign and construction and be operated by any 1 suitable means." Arranged inthe runway d at proper intervals are checking or restrain mg ates. 8, wlnchmay be operated in, any r wellown manner, whereby the speed of as, for instance, when thepursuing animal is in too close pursued.

either animal ma'y' be'checked when desired- I proximityfto' the animal being The numeral-11 indicatesthe public en-' trance to the inclosure, 'which is constructed I partly below the surface of the ground, as

shown by dotted lines in Fi 2. Situated,

within the inclosure is a' suita le platform or sta e 12, from which the coursing of the ani-' na s may be witnessed-by the admitted pub:

In coursing the animals the one to be. pur-. the gate 4 opened. At about the'time gated 3 sued say a fox-is let into the inclosure 3 and is-opened the pursuing animal-for instance,

a dog-is also let into the inclosure3, and as the gate 4 is 'left open after the fox has passed through the chase immediately begins, both 9- s' ceding up the runway 7 toward'the ulpper' en of the runway From this point I, t e chase continues a gradual descent, .ow-

i i z glto the helical formation of the runway d.

en the. lower terminal of the runway d'is reached by thefor'x, he is 'let through the gate -5into the inclosure 3, and'thegatebeing imf mediately closed the dog is prevented from following the fox into said inclosure. H desired, the'direction of the coursing ma 'be gate 4is opened to allow him to enter the imclosure3 and then closed-against the dog.

' Having thus described our invention, what fwe-claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters' Patent, i r

I 1. A fax or other animal chase comprising I a helical runway, substantially as specified.

we changed to allow the fox .to start-up the eli- 2. A fox or other animal chase, comprising wire-covered runway, restraining or clieckin a helical runway, the upper and lower ends of l gates situated within said connecting-runwhich are connected to ether by a connectway, and-checking or restraining gates suiting-runway, substantia 1y 'as set forth and ably placed for diverting the direction of the described. l coursing, substantially as set forth and do- 3. A fox or other animal chase, c mprising 1 scribed. a helical runway the upper and lower; ends of In testimony whereof we aflix our signa- Which are connected together by a connecttures in presence of two subscribing wit ing-runway, and means for checking or renesses. straining the pursuit of the coursing animal, 1 WVILLIS M. ELDER. substantially as set forth and described. l CLARENCE \V. TURNER.

4,, Afox or'other animal chase, comprising i Witnesses: a helical runway, the upper and lower ends of W. A. MEADOW, which are connected together by means of a l MAsoN SANDERS. 

